Casa indipendente in Via Trieste 42
L' agenzia immobiliare Mediocasa di Castelvetrano propone in vendita a Salaparuta in zona semi centrale a circa 700/800 metri dal paese, precisamente in Contrada Cusumano, una casa indipendente posta al piano terra da ristrutturare di circa 105 mq con veranda scoperta e un piccolo pezzo di terreno. Composizione…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Connections
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €20,000 (€190/m²), the asking price looks low, but substantial renovation brings the estimated total to about €93,500, or €890/m² versus a local reference of €457/m². The house needs renovation, the electricity meter must be activated, and its inland location 22 km from the sea adds little location premium.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable rural home surrounded by mature trees, with a paved veranda, small garden and peaceful open countryside beyond. The interior has a functioning-looking kitchen, fireplace, bathroom and several rooms, but it is dated and will need renovation and utility work rather than being a move-in-ready dream home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€21,000 – €37,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Advertised as needing renovation, despite having usable rooms, kitchen, bathroom and flooring.
- Electricity meter needs activation; water relies on a cistern, with a well only a possibility.
- The interiors are dated and basic, with no notable panoramic or architectural feature visible.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 58/100The cluster is in the inland Belice valley, among cultivated hills between the lower slopes of the Sicani area and the plain that opens toward the south-western coast. The Belice River system shapes this part of the province, and the ruins of old Poggioreale from the 1968 Belice earthquake are a known landmark in the immediate area. Gibellina Nuova and Salemi are the nearest larger centres with everyday services and historic cores. This part of western Sicily is known for vineyards, olive groves and earthquake-rebuilt towns rather than for a protected coast or a major mountain landscape within the immediate radius.